I'm doing it at 62. Made some very smart decisions many moons ago that make this possible. Still plan on working part time just to keep me busy and for the insurance.Congrats! I'm planning on going to 67 (~2 1/2 years).
Is that a normal time frame Sign up now and get first check 4 months later? Also, congratulations on your retirementFiled for social security yesterday. Get my first check the first of September.
Congrats, it will be 3 years retirement this coming June. Our situation is a bit different. After mulling it over for a while I went at 65. My wife is younger and still working, so I'm on her health insurance. The great thing is she loves her job and has a great boss too. I imagine she will retire within the next year and a half. A big factor for me to retire was watching my younger brother battle throat cancer for 2 years. And his wife was bed ridden from a stroke. I was helping out taking him to doctor visits and such. So I saw the hell he went through first hand. I thought s**t that could be me or any one of us. Time to retire and enjoy it. I have plenty of hobbies to keep me busy. And we just added our 5th grandchild. Good luck, enjoy your time!Filed for social security yesterday. Get my first check the first of September.
IIRC you can file up to 4 months before you are eligible. First check in my case comes the start of the month after my 62nd b-day. I would guess if I filed after I was eligible it would start the month after I filed.Is that a normal time frame Sign up now and get first check 4 months later? Also, congratulations on your retirement
Yeah, I can see that. Started working when I was 14, longest I've been off or out of work since was about a month, right after I got out of the army. Could have started working sooner then but I needed the time to "de-militarize" myself.Pulled the trigger myself in 2021. It was difficult to get my head around not being on the hamster wheel but feels great now.
I will admit that the insurance for healthcare is sketchy stuff, but stay healthy and you’ll do fine. Congratulations!
I won't! And thanks in advance!Just don’t forget those of us still supporting you…
Thanks! We both have health issues, mine are minor compared to The Boss's. This will really help me to help her out more than I can now.Congrats, it will be 3 years retirement this coming June. Our situation is a bit different. After mulling it over for a while I went at 65. My wife is younger and still working, so I'm on her health insurance. The great thing is she loves her job and has a great boss too. I imagine she will retire within the next year and a half. A big factor for me to retire was watching my younger brother battle throat cancer for 2 years. And his wife was bed ridden from a stroke. I was helping out taking him to doctor visits and such. So I saw the hell he went through first hand. I thought s**t that could be me or any one of us. Time to retire and enjoy it. I have plenty of hobbies to keep me busy. And we just added our 5th grandchild. Good luck, enjoy your time!
Thanks, I turned 62 last week but I am going to wait until next May to sign upIIRC you can file up to 4 months before you are eligible. First check in my case comes the start of the month after my 62nd b-day. I would guess if I filed after I was eligible it would start the month after I filed.